John Keith Roberts (’ 71 BSPHY), 63, of Burlington;
Sept. 25, 2012. Roberts began a career as a financial analyst before branching out to develop Wendy’s
franchises in North Carolina. He served as a trustee
of the Wendy’s National Advertising Program and
was founding director of MidCarolina Bank. An Eagle
Scout, he led and encouraged 48 Boy Scouts to
achieve Eagle Scout rank. He was president of the
Cherokee Council and helped in its merger with the
Old North State Council.

1972

Gerry Farmer Cohen (’ 72, ’ 71 AB; ’ 75 JD; ’04 MA)
of Raleigh has been named special counsel to the
director of legislative drafting for the N.C. General
Assembly. Cohen is responsible for special projects
for the majority and minority leaders, answering legal
questions related to the legislative process, drafting
legislation and negotiating policy agreements.

■ obituaries
Evelyn Margaret Bedard (’ 72 MSLS), 94, of
Houston; Aug. 22, 2012. Bedard retired as an
assistant professor of library science and information sciences in the Houston Academy of Medicine.
Earlier, she was a nurse at several universities and
medical centers, including N.C. Central University
and Duke University. She was acting director of nursing at Duke Medical Center from 1967 to 1969.
She served in the Army Nurse Corps and Air Force
from 1941 to 1962, retiring as a lieutenant colonel,
and cared for soldiers on Omaha Beach during the
D-Day Invasion of Normandy. For her wartime service, she was noted in the book Women Were Not
Expected. ◆ Steven Edward Reed (’ 72 AB), 62, of
Cary; July 22, 2012. Reed had a 37-year career with
the N.C. Department of Environmental and Natural
Resources. An Eagle Scout, he served as a
Scoutmaster for many years. ◆ Rosbon Daniel
Whedbee (’ 72 JD), 72, of Winston-Salem; Sept. 28,
2012. Whedbee practiced law in Ahoskie and
Winston-Salem. He served in the Army as a Green
Beret in the Vietnam War.

celebrating
Ten Years

The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary byoffering a new undergraduate degree in Jewish Studies and a new certificate inIn addition to the usual lectures and seminars, the Center is celebratingour anniversary by also hosting a variety of special events for the communitythat has supported us throughout our ten years. We hope you will join us.

Visit ccjs.unc.edu to learn more about our programs and our events, and to
discover how you can help shape the Center’s next ten years.

PARTIAL LIST OF EVENTS FOR SPRING 2013:

Excavations in the Ancient Village and Synagogue of Huqoq / Jan. 28 / Jodi Magness
Film Screening with Live Music: Breaking Home Ties / March 4 / Sharon Pucker Rivo
Stage Production: Yosl Rakover Speaks to G-d / April 14 / David Mandelbaum
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Beginnings of Biblical Interpretation / April 22 / James Kugel

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SAVEtheDATEMay 9–12, 2013;Class of ’ 7340th Reunion

1973

Wilton James Bruce Bastin (’ 73 MA) of Sussex,
England, has published The Melody Man: Joe Davis
and the New York Music Scene, 1916-1978. The
book, co-authored with Kip Lornell (’ 77, ’ 76 MA), is
an update of Bastin’s book originally published in
England as Never Sell a Copyright. It tells the story
of musician, manager and publisher Joe Davis, who
worked to ensure black recording artists and songwriters gained equal treatment for their work. Bastin
is the managing director of Interstate Music Ltd. ◆
Arthur James Goven III (’ 73 MSPH, ’ 78 PhD) of
Carrollton, Texas, has been named dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences at the University of
North Texas. Goven, a professor and chair of the
department of biological sciences, is a researcher in
areas of environmental toxicology, immunotoxicology
and immunoparasitology. ◆ J. Craig Mudge (’ 73